Albert Barnes Commentary Song Of Solomon 6:13

"Return, return, O Shulammite; Return, return, that we may look upon thee. Why will ye look upon the Shulammite, As upon the dance of Mahanaim?" — Song Of Solomon 6:13 (ASV)

Return, return - As she is about to withdraw, the bride is called back by the chorus, who desire to contemplate for a little longer a grace and beauty that has won all hearts.

Shulamite - This is probably the same as “Shunamite,” i.e., a native of the town or district of Shunem, located in the territory of Issachar (Joshua 19:18), on the slopes of the Little Hermon, overlooking the plain of Jezreel. It is now called Salem.

See - This means to look or gaze at. It is the bride’s modest reply, in which she takes up their words and wonders at their request. The chorus then answers with another petition.

As it were the company of two armies - A better translation is “the dance of Mahanaim,” a well-known sacred dance named after the place where it originated (Genesis 32:2; Joshua 21:38). Some scholars, understanding “Mahanaim” as a term for “the Angels” or “Angelic Hosts,” translate this phrase as “a dance like that of angel choirs,” meaning one of special grace and beauty. However, the first of these interpretations is to be preferred.